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The Wreck of the Southern Old 97

by: Ernest Thompson

Publication date: 1924-00-00 00:00:00
Topics: Music, Country, Folk, 78rpm, Oldtime
Item Size: 42.9M

Here's the flip side of Columbia 130-D, The Wreck of the Old Southern 97, sung and played by Ernest Thompson. Recorded in 1924. From the original 78rpm disk.

Notes

I don't know much about Ernest Thompson except that he was one of the earliest country artists to record. He was blind and worked as a street singer in North Carolina and surrounding areas. Apparently his recordings were not very successful, since he only recorded two sessions, both in 1924 for Columbia, and never recorded afterwards. Supposedly he recorded thirty-odd sides, but I don't know how many of these were released.

Addeddate: 2004-04-11 17:13:01
Boxid: OL100020206
Identifier: Ernest_Thompson_Wreck_Of_97
Numeric_id: 4384
Run time: 3:05
Source: Columbia 130-D digitized by old78collector
Type: sound